Re: suse heartbreak: ipw3945

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:26:54 +0200, Marc wrote:

[snip]
am comfortable with them, for instance, rpm's; I know this can be
handled
[snip]

Installing deb files in Kubuntu is quite similar to installing rpm files.
Works with apt/Synaptic or Adept if you like.

there's a tool for converting rpms to debs, right? called
something like 'alien'? I am concerned about getting rpms
which don't have deb equivalents.

Felmon
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